Chapter 235: Bone Dragon Emerges from the Glacier

If it were before, being glared at by Mr. Ye with her phoenix eyes, Lu Xingzhou would still have felt a bit intimidated.

No matter how much he claimed he didn't view her as a master, he still had to acknowledge that private tutor, possessing the most basic respect for a teacher.

Moreover, she was so strong; a single slap could crush you to death. Even if a mischievous thought arose, he wouldn't dare to tease her excessively.

But at this moment, he truly felt boldness rising, holding onto Ye Tinglan's hand without letting go.

There are so many people around, and there are important matters ahead; go ahead and hit me then?

You forged an identity to deceive me, deceiving me for nearly half a year; does being number one under heaven allow you to lie?

No wonder Lady Ye always had a concern for the nation and people that didn't belong to a professor at the Pill Academy or a member of a hidden sect; no wonder she cared so much about the Netherworld Hall. Besides being Sister Fish, she is truly a real rival!

If Lady Ye approached him for the sake of the Netherworld Hall, it counted as the concern for the nation and people of a third party; if the Imperial Preceptor approached him for the sake of the Netherworld Hall, that was called a female spy.

If I don't take advantage of you one hundred and eight times, I won't be worthy of the dead liar who threw herself at me; that little bit of respect for a teacher has long flown to the nine heavens.

After glaring, Ye Tinglan expected him to let go immediately, her mind not even paying attention to him for a moment, but after a few breaths she realized something was wrong; why was he still holding on?

Ye Tinglan instinctively wanted to pull away, but suddenly remembered there were people around and she couldn't be too conspicuous; the slap she wanted to deliver was withdrawn, and a cold sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth.

The next moment, Lu Xingzhou felt his hand's sensation change.

It shifted from soft and warm to hard as iron, then tightened like an iron clamp; immense force crushed down, causing pain so severe he almost cried out.

Then just cry out; do you dare let me cry out?

Lu Xingzhou opened his mouth directly, and as soon as he emitted a short sound, Ye Tinglan, with eyes quick and hands fast, covered his mouth with one hand.

People nearby were already looking over curiously; only then did Ye Tinglan realize what the best strategy was. Qi in her hand directly invaded, sealing his meridians and acupoints, including the mute point.

Lu Xingzhou's entire body became immobile and speechless, held by Ye Tinglan who rubbed his hand back and forth, while wearing a face full of concern: "Xingzhou, your complexion isn't very good; is this place still too close to the glacier's center? Is it too cold for you?"

Lu Xingzhou's face twitched from the pain, revealing the classic innocent and pitiful eyes of a little puppy.

Ye Tinglan snorted coldly and finally released her hand.

What kind of strength do you have to learn to take advantage of others?

She didn't notice that if an ordinary person took advantage of her, their ashes would be scattered by her, but here it was just a harmless hand squeeze, not even making her angry, but rather leaving her with more mixed feelings of amusement and helplessness.

"Don't look for a beating; be serious," Ye Tinglan whispered in his ear: "The enemy leader is indeed the Lord of Tianshuang, Si Han. I see they are completely incapable of opposing the Demon Clan. If they continue and the Demon Clan achieves victory without injury, what is the point of us hiding here?"

Lu Xingzhou closed his mouth and did not answer.

Ye Tinglan glared at him viciously and quietly unsealed his acupoints.

Lu Xingzhou coughed dryly and said in a low voice: "Although the enemy is being suppressed, except for some deaths when they were ambushed at the start, there has been no increase in casualties in the short term."

"So what? If they continue, they will surely die. Long Qinghuang is merely holding back her strength to deal with you... us, the Tianyao Holy Land."

"You also know she is holding back to deal with you... us, the Tianyao Holy Land?" Lu Xingzhou said: "So I would like to ask what the point of your attack at this moment is, to make Long Qinghuang focus most of her energy on you?"

Ye Tinglan fell silent.

Actually, she wasn't unaware of this principle, but the other side ultimately belonged to humanity and were allies in resisting the Demon Clan. Letting human allies be slaughtered by the Demon Clan made her feel a bit uncomfortable, even though she clearly knew the other side wanted to trap her first. The hatred between races was placed here; having fought the Demon Clan too many times, she naturally had an innate tendency.

Unlike Lu Xingzhou, who was so cold, viewing everything with total detachment; even if the people of Tianshuang were wiped out completely, it wouldn't cause the slightest ripple in him.

Rather than calling this a poisonous strategist, it is more like a necessary quality for an advisor; one cannot act on emotion.

But you are so lecherous, how can you not act on emotion?

Lu Xingzhou looked at the battlefield, his eyes cold: "Wait and see. If the Demon Clan truly slaughters these people without injury, then we will not act, just let Long Qinghuang enjoy herself; what loss is there for us? Anyway, I only consider preventing you from getting into trouble; everything else is not within my scope of consideration."

Ye Tinglan pressed her lips together and said in a low voice: "Then what if I want you to consider a few more things?"

Lu Xingzhou turned his head to look at her. The two were extremely close; with this turn of the head, his lips almost brushed against her face, making both of them recall the time of private tutoring at the Pill Academy.

Both hearts actually skipped a beat at the same time. Lu Xingzhou turned his head away and said in a low voice: "That depends on Si Han. If these people are just waiting for us to act, seeing that we refuse to come out no matter what, they won't be able to withstand Long Qinghuang; in a critical moment, they can force out whether there are any trump cards..."

As soon as the words fell, the situation of the Tianshuang people being suppressed in the distance suddenly changed.

They couldn't even endure the time of these few words; seeing that the Tianyao Holy Land they had bitterly waited for did not appear, they finally revealed their trump cards.

The Lord of Tianshuang, Si Han, received a strike from Long Qinghuang in mid-air, and finally could not withstand it; his qi and blood became chaotic, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, crashing down onto the ice layer below with a thud.

The ice layer suddenly shook violently, revealing a crack. Before Long Qinghuang could follow up with another strike, Si Han fell directly into the crack.

The next moment, the earth shook and the mountains trembled; the ice surface cracked like glass, and a dragon skull head "crack" drilled out.

Then the spine arched out of the ice surface, and the dragon's feet pressed against the edge, supporting the entire dragon body.

In an instant, the ice layer below had collapsed like a ruin. Amidst the ruins, a bone dragon raised its head and roared, with blue phosphorescent fire shining brightly in its eyes.

Lu Xingzhou stroked his chin: "Looks like Sindragosa... it's a pity the Yin Corpse Sect didn't come. Huh, where did Old Ji go?"

If Ji Wenchuan were here, he would probably chop this thing that has women but no humanity into pieces with a single sword strike; only caring about being intimate with the mature version of Yan Jun, not even knowing his brother is missing?

Ye Tinglan didn't understand what Sindragosa was; at this moment, her expression had become very serious.

This is indeed a dragon that still has vitality; its soul has not been completely extinguished, which is probably related to being buried by the glacier. Whether it is from ancient times is unknown, but its strength must be above the supreme grade; only a supreme grade could survive for so many years, and if the strength wasn't enough, no matter how frozen it was, it would have died long ago.

Precisely because it wasn't dead, it might have instinctively pushed upward after waking up, advancing half an inch a day, and over time exposed the ice layer, where it was discovered by people.

It seems it was already subdued by the Lord of Tianshuang, Si Han, long ago; as for those fragments, they were definitely a trap.

There is a bloodline suppression chain among the Demon Clan; leaving aside the suppression by natural enemy groups, there is also the suppression of high-level bloodlines like dragons and phoenixes over low-level bloodlines of the same category like snakes and chickens, cultivation suppression within the same clan, and suppression by bloodline purity, etc.

Just at the instant this bone dragon emerged from the glacier, the pressure from its bloodline already made many powerful demons fighting nearby tremble uncomfortably, obviously their strength had weakened by a third.

This halo-like effect severely suppresses the Demon Clan as a whole. Long Qinghuang cannot completely shield her subordinates from it, at most she can weaken the influence. This is also one of the reasons why Long Qinghuang is determined to get the so-called dragon bone; once this thing is subdued by the enemy, it would be extremely unfavorable for them.

But this bone dragon obviously does not possess complete divine intelligence, only combat instincts; so even though it is also above the supreme grade, it cannot defeat Long Qinghuang. It just depends on how much effort Long Qinghuang has to expend to subdue it.

Once it becomes slightly stalemate, that will be the best time for the Tianyao Holy Land to attack.

At this moment, Ye Tinglan was infinitely grateful that Lu Xingzhou saw through everything; otherwise, if the Tianyao Holy Land had fought a big battle with the Demon Clan in the center of the glacier, and Si Han attacked with the bone dragon, it would have caused a major disaster. Now all initiative is in hand, sitting firmly on the fishing platform.

Long Qinghuang also received the same analysis from Lu Xingzhou; unfortunately, she was determined to get the dragon bone and had to act. Even knowing that her Tianyao Holy Land was watching, she had to bear this risk.

Amidst the scene of the bone dragon roaring, the glacier shattering, and chaotic ice flying, Long Qinghuang remained in human form and flashed to the forehead of the bone dragon in an instant.

Compared to the massive body of the bone dragon, the human-shaped Long Qinghuang was like an ant; that slender jade hand striking out probably didn't even compare to an ant's leg.

But just as this ant's leg touched the bone dragon's forehead, with a "clang" sound, the bone dragon, which was roaring with overwhelming momentum, was directly flipped over and smashed "bang" into the ice layer that had become ruins.

The bone dragon's awesome momentum was completely smashed away by this blow; the air stagnated for a moment, and the crowd of demons fighting around let out a thunderous cheer: "Your Majesty is invincible!"

Long Qinghuang shot downward like lightning, pursuing.

In truth, his heart knew clearly: the previous strike was merely a probe. The result showed that the blow could not pierce the opponent's forehead bone, nor disturb the opponent's soul fire; it could only knock him over. This battle would not be easy to fight.

"Bang!" Long Qinghuang crashed into the ice layer. The shattered ice bricks around him exploded upward with a roar, turning into wisps of ice mist in the air. Even with Lu Xingzhou's vision, it was already difficult to see the core battlefield clearly.

"Something is wrong, there is still something wrong with this..." Lu Xingzhou muttered to himself: "Taking advantage of the bone dragon leaving the province and the situation being in chaos, if I were from the Tian Shuang Kingdom, I would certainly seize the opportunity to withdraw. Logically, the Tian Shuang Kingdom is merely a confederate state; Si Han's stubborn hold can be understood, but others have no such loyalty to Si Han. Yet why are they all死死纠缠 here? Do they not value their lives?"

(End of this chapter)